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Online versus face-to-face pulmonary rehabilitation for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: randomised controlled trial

Author: Bourne, S. Country/countries: United Kingdom Number of patients participating in the study: 90 This study was focused on patients living with COPD
Intervention analysed in the study: Usual Care Intervention components: UC
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Setting of implementation: Outpatient care (hospital) Professionals delivering the intervention: Nurses, Physiotherapists Targeted self-management behaviours: Condition-specific behaviours, Eating behaviours, Medication use and adherence, Physical activity /exercise, Smoking cessation or reduction
Intervention analysed in the study: Emotional-based behavioural techniques delivered remotely Intervention components: E+EB+R
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Setting of implementation: Virtual location Professionals delivering the intervention: Physiotherapists Targeted self-management behaviours: Condition-specific behaviours, Eating behaviours, Medication use and adherence, Physical activity /exercise, Physical management, Smoking cessation or reduction

Outcomes measured in the study

Outcome Measure Tool
COPD symptoms (short term) General COPD symptoms COPD Assessment Test (CAT)
COPD symptoms (short term) Dyspnea or breathlessness Modified Medical Research Council (MMRC)
Coping with the disease, including depression and anxiety Coping with the disease (general tools) Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) -total score
Physical activity / Muscle strenght Exercise capacity 6-min walking test (6MWT)
Qualiy of life Quality of life (specific-disease instruments) N/A

Patient characteristics

Age: 69.8 years (+/- a standard deviation of 8.1) Gender: N/A Time since diagnosis of COPD: N/A Severity of the disease: 58.7 (+/- a standard deviation of 22.7) Multi-morbidity: N/A
  • Number of co-morbidities: N/A

Level of health literacy: N/A
  • Tool: N/A

Socio-economic characteristics: N/A

Risk of Bias of this study

Outcome Random sequence generation Allocation concealment Blinding performance Blinding detection objective outcomes assessment Attrition incomplete outcome Incorrect statistical methods Recruitment bias Selective outcome reporting
COPD symptoms (short term) - General COPD symptoms
COPD symptoms (short term) - Dyspnea or breathlessness
Coping with the disease, including depression and anxiety - Coping with the disease (general tools)
Physical activity / Muscle strenght - Exercise capacity
Qualiy of life - Quality of life (specific-disease instruments)